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• VCEALL253

  Use simple conjunctions

  Elaborations

  • using a small range of simple conjunctions such as ‘and’ and ‘but’
  • formulating basic compound sentences with the most common conjunctions, for example ‘I caught a bus and then walked’

  VCEALL253 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL233

  Use basic conjunctions to connect ideas

  Elaborations

  • constructing basic compound sentences using common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’ and ‘but’), for example ‘I went beach and go swimming’, ‘Want to play outside but it rain’

  VCEALL233 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL537

  Use basic conjunctions to connect ideas

  Elaborations

  • constructing basic compound sentences using common coordinating conjunctions, for example ‘Add the water and mix it together’, ‘She is tall but he is short’

  VCEALL537 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL535

  Use basic conjunctions to connect ideas

  Elaborations

  • constructing basic compound sentences using common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’), for example ‘I went to park and play soccer’
  • copying basic time or sequence connectives from a model text, for example ‘first’, ‘next’ or ‘lastly’

  VCEALL535 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL472

  Combine simple sentences using common conjunctions

  Elaborations

  • combining simple sentences using a range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, for example ‘We need trees so we should not cut them all down’, ‘Riding motorbikes can be dangerous, but people still like to do it because it is exciting’

  VCEALL472 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL313

  Use some conjunctions to connect ideas within a sentence

  Elaborations

  • constructing compound sentences with a small range of coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’), for example ‘I caught a bus and then walked’
  • constructing basic complex sentences using some common subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘because’, ‘when’, ‘after’), for example ‘After we finished dinner, Mum wanted to play a game’

  VCEALL313 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL495

  Use simple conjunctions to link ideas in short utterances

  Elaborations

  • connecting ideas using common coordinating conjunctions, such as ‘and’, ‘but’
  • linking ideas in short utterances using simple conjunctions, such as ‘I finish number 1 but not number 2’

  VCEALL495 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL727

  Construct extended sentences using simple relative clauses and a range of common conjunctions

  Elaborations

  • using some basic relative pronouns to produce complex sentences, for example ‘They finally found the cure that they had been searching for’

  VCEALL727 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL393

  Use a number of common conjunctions to link ideas to create compound and complex sentences

  Elaborations

  • constructing compound sentences with an expanding range of coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’), for example ‘I caught the train and then walked to the beach but I didn’t go swimming’
  • constructing complex sentences using some common subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘because’, ‘if’, ‘when’), for example ‘When Sam opened the door, her puppy ran to greet her’, ‘He can’t drink milk because he is allergic’

  VCEALL393 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL601

  Use single clauses, or use simple coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to combine clauses

  Elaborations

  • constructing compound sentences with a range of coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’), for example ‘They knocked on door but nobody answered’
  • constructing complex sentences using some common subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘as’, ‘when’, ‘until’), for example ‘When they arrived, they knocked on door’

  VCEALL601 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCELA214

  Understand that simple connections can be made between ideas by using a compound sentence with two or more clauses usually linked by a coordinating conjunction

  Elaborations

  • learning how to express ideas using compound sentences
  • learning how to join simple sentences with conjunctions, for example ‘and’, ‘but’ or ‘so’, to construct compound sentences

  VCELA214 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCEALL645

  Read texts that contain compound and complex sentences of two or three clauses

  Elaborations

  • understanding compound sentences using common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’) and complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘because’, ‘if’, ‘before’)

  VCEALL645 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL364

  Read texts that contain compound and complex sentences

  Elaborations

  • reading a small range of factual and fictional texts
  • understanding common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’) and subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘because’, ‘if’, ‘before’)

  VCEALL364 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL579

  Identify what is being referred to by simple cohesive devices in a simple informative text

  Elaborations

  • understanding common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’) and subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘as’, ‘when’)
  • matching cohesive devices (such as ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘those’) to the items they refer to

  VCEALL579 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL665

  Develop writing through the use of compound and complex sentences

  Elaborations

  • writing compound sentences using a range of coordinating conjunctions, for example ‘They reduce training so they can rest their muscles’
  • constructing complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions, for example ‘Because of the flood, their homes were destroyed’

  VCEALL665 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English | English as an Additional Language (EAL): Scope and Sequence

  The English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning structured as three pathways. The pathways are presented in scope and sequence charts to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning...

  Overview material | English as an Additional Language (EAL)

• English | English: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...

  Overview material | English

• VCEALL515

  Recognise basic cohesive devices in a simple text

  Elaborations

  • recognising basic conjunctions, such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’
  • understanding basic pronoun references (such as ‘it’, ‘she’, ‘they’) in familiar texts

  VCEALL515 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL442

  Understand and use the appropriate metalanguage to talk about the structures and features of a text

  Elaborations

  • labelling parts of a text, such as ‘chapter’, ‘index’, ‘orientation’
  • locating features that help to structure a text, for example highlighting and labelling pronouns or conjunctions

  VCEALL442 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL363

  Understand and use a range of learnt metalanguage to talk about text

  Elaborations

  • matching labels to parts of a text, such as ‘introduction’, ‘topic sentence’, ‘example’
  • identifying and labelling learnt features of language in a text, for example ‘noun’, ‘verb’, ‘conjunction’

  VCEALL363 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features